| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 448 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 154 |
| Registration plate issues | 99 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |